• Cass County Jail, 5 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022; 712-243-6960.
• Adair County Jail, 302 E Iowa Street, Greenfield, IA 50849; 641-743-2148.
• Adams County Jail, 901 Davis Ave., Corning, IA 50841; 641-322-4444.
• Audubon County Jail, 318 Leroy Street, Suite 4, Audubon, IA 50025; 712-563-2631.
• Guthrie County Jail, 200 North 5th Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115; 641-747-2214.
• Montgomery County Jail, 106 W. Coolbaugh Street, Red Oak, IA 51566; 712-623-5107.
• Pottawattamie County Jail, 1400 Big Lake Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51501; 712-890-2260.
• Shelby County Jail, 1104 9th Street, Harlan, IA 51537; 712-755-5026, option 2.

The sheriff's site does not list visiting times, so call 712-243-6960 before you go. Ask about the schedule, whether visits are in person or on video, and what ID to bring.

People in the jail place outgoing calls; ask the jail how to set up an account to receive them. Our phone guide and texting guide explain the usual services.

Mail goes to the jail's street address: the person's full name and inmate ID, Cass County Jail, 5 West 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022. Put a return address on the envelope, and see our mail page before sending photos or anything besides a letter.

The sheriff's office links to an online commissary service where families fund accounts and order items. Call the jail with questions, and see our money guide.

A youth ordered into secure detention goes to the Southwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center, 629 6th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, 712-328-4893. The adult jail holds a teen only after a judge sends the case to adult court. Juvenile court officers at 712-328-5623 know where a child was placed.

For state prison, try the Iowa DOC offender search. People in federal custody appear in the BOP locator, and immigration detainees in the ICE locator. Release and bond steps are in our bail guide.

No. The booked-and-released PDF the sheriff posts lists names, dates and charges only, with no pictures. News media should ask the sheriff's office for any picture that isn't public. An immigration detainee's image comes only through ICE, by an approved FOIA request. Federal booking photos are never given to the public or reporters, except when the Marshals Service releases one.

Yes. Iowa VINE is at 888-742-8463, open all day and night.

Ask the sheriff's office first, at 712-243-2206 on weekdays; its deputies serve the county's warrants. The office doesn't publish a list, and Iowa has no statewide lookup for warrants, though Iowa Courts Online shows the Cass case. Most people clear it by turning in at the Cass County Jail at 5 W. 7th Street with a lawyer; the jail answers around the clock at 712-243-6960. When it's a missed court date, the clerk at 712-243-2105 can walk you through getting back on the Atlantic docket.

In Atlantic, most first bonds follow the statewide uniform bond schedule; for serious charges, Atlantic's magistrate sets it. Call 712-243-6960 for amounts.

• How to pay at 712-243-6960: cash, surety or Iowa property.
• Guide: our bail guide.
• Hearings: our court guide, or the clerk at 712-243-2105.

Iowa Courts Online lists charges and dates by name; Atlantic's clerk answers at 712-243-2105. Under Iowa Code 815.10 a judge can appoint the State Public Defender; Atlantic's first appearance follows promptly (Iowa Code 804.22).

In Atlantic, federal arrests go to the U.S. Marshals Service; its Council Bluffs office answers at 712-890-3500. Cases are heard by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa; its clerk is at 2146 27th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, 515-284-6248. After a federal sentence, check the BOP inmate locator. Bond at 5 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022-1494 cannot lift a federal hold; only 515-284-6248 can.

1. The Cass County Jail receives DHS Form I-247A from ICE.
2. Iowa Code chapter 27A makes the jail in Atlantic honor it, holding someone 48 hours longer at most (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After 48 hours without ICE at 5 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022-1494, the hold ends.
4. The ICE detainee locator tracks transfers by A-number or name.

In Atlantic, once bond clears at 5 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022-1494, release usually takes a few hours; 712-243-6960 knows. Prison sentences move people to the Iowa DOC offender search. Another county's hold keeps them; ask 712-243-6960. Federal or ICE holds go via 712-890-3500.

In Atlantic, new bookings can lag; call 712-243-6960. Anyone moved from Atlantic, or released, may show in the Iowa DOC offender search, or the BOP inmate locator. Juveniles are never listed (Iowa Code 232.147). If unsure, ask 712-243-6960.

In Atlantic, a magistrate reviews the arrest within 24 hours (Iowa Code 804.22). Bond can be changed later (Iowa Code 811.2). If money is short, the State Public Defender may be appointed. The clerk (712-243-2105) has the next date.

Yes. Atlantic's judges may release on a promise (Iowa Code 811.2), or with conditions, sometimes supervised by the Department of Correctional Services. Skipping court means forfeiture (Iowa Code 811.6) and a warrant; Atlantic's clerk (712-243-2105) has the terms.

In Atlantic, the clerk (712-243-2105) refunds cash bail (5 West 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022) at case end, to the payer. A 10% bondsman fee is never returned; call 712-243-6960.

In Atlantic, misdemeanor terms are served at 5 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022-1494 (Iowa Code 903.1). Longer terms mean prison; see the Iowa DOC offender search. Work release or weekends in Atlantic, Iowa, need a judge's OK; 712-243-6960 schedules it.

In Atlantic, judges can bar contact at hearings (Iowa Code 664A.3). Breaking it is a new crime (Iowa Code 664A.7). Only judges can change it; Atlantic's clerk (712-243-2105) keeps a copy at 5 West 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022.

In Atlantic, a free lawyer depends on income (Iowa Code 815.9). Ask in court on day 1, or call 712-243-2105. The State Public Defender covers most cases in Atlantic; families may hire private counsel.

In Atlantic, the Cass County Jail never takes gift cards or crypto; call 712-243-6960 before paying anyone. Atlantic's bond goes only to the clerk (712-243-2105) or the jail at 5 W. 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022-1494. Report scam calls to the Iowa Attorney General.

• Cass County Sheriff: 5 West 7th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022; 712-243-2206, or toll-free 800-233-3336.
• Atlantic Police Department: 23 East 4th Street, Atlantic, IA 50022; 712-243-3512.
• Cass County 911 Center: 24-hour non-emergency 712-243-2204. After hours it also answers the sheriff and Atlantic police lines.
• Iowa State Patrol District 3: 2025 Hunt Ave., Council Bluffs, IA 51503; 712-328-8001.